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1. Business - Economy

   China urban average wage growth slows

   Posted May 17th 2013, 07:29pm by Reuters

   ... the statistics agency said in a statement on its website, www.stats.gov.cn . It added that 25 of China’s 31 provinces raised their minimum wage level by an average 20 per cent last year. Minimum ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1239986/china-urban-average-wage-growth-slows
2. News - Hong Kong - LABOUR

   Minimum wage has had minimum effect for working families, Oxfam says

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by JOLIE HO

   ... News Hong Kong Minimum Wage Oxfam Poverty Jolie Ho jolie.ho@scmp.com Oxfam report says the wage floor has failed to lift working families out of poverty, as the city gets ready for HK$2 increase to HK$30 tomorrow The minimum wage has failed to lift working families out of poverty, according to an Oxfam report. Based on figures from the Census and Statistics Department, the report ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1226170/minimum-wage-has-had-minimum-effect-working-families-oxfam-says
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Minimum wage hasn't worked if low-paid can't make ends meet

   Posted Dec 23rd 2012, 12:00am by STAFF

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Minimum Wage Labour Inflation SCMP Editorial How much Hong Kong workers should be paid is a highly controversial question. The city took more than a decade to reach a consensus on the need for a minimum wage to prevent abuses. After painful negotiations, bosses and unionists agreed to pitch the level at HK$28 per hour in 2010. Two years later, ... new --> IRDHK Dec 23rd 2012 8:37am Was part of the 9% inflation because of minimum wage causing costs to increase and won't the next one do the exact same thing? ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1110951/minimum-wage-hasnt-worked-if-low-paid-cant-make-ends-meet
4. News - Hong Kong

   City Digest, November 1, 2012

   Posted Nov 01st 2012, 12:00am

   ... HK$33 minimum wagebid is voted down Council Legco vetoed a non-binding motion yesterday to raise the minimum wage level to at least HK$33 per hour. Pro-establishment lawmakers voiced concern ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1074073/city-digest-november-1-2012
5. News - Hong Kong

   Commission backs increasing minimum wage to HK$30

   Posted Sep 25th 2012, 06:00pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... News Hong Kong Minimum Wage Commission Lai Ying-kit The government commission set up to review the statutory minimum wage has agreed to raise it to HK$30 an hour, from the current ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1047053/commission-agrees-back-hk30-minimum-wage
6. News - Hong Kong - LABOUR

   Business fears over minimum wage prove groundless

   Posted Sep 26th 2012, 12:00am by Phila Siu

   ... out, more than a year after the statutory minimum wage was introduced, the South China Morning Post has found. According to government figures, the numbers show an improved labour ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1047199/business-fears-over-minimum-wage-prove-groundless
7. Business - Comment - JAKE'S VIEW

   HK employers protest too much about minimum wage

   Posted Sep 27th 2012, 12:00am by Jake Van Der Kamp

   ... capital, but I also think the workers' argument is valid. Thus let me propose a new way of doing things. We shall abolish the minimum wage law and we shall also restrict further employment ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1047975/hk-employers-protest-too-much-about-minimum-wage
8. News - Hong Kong

   Wealth gap is widening, union group warns

   Posted Apr 30th 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI

   ... News Hong Kong Minimum Wage Wealth gap CTU Lo Wei wei.lo@scmp.com The benefits of the minimum wage are wearing off for the lowest-paid workers, a union group says. This is shown by the fact that the lowest-paid had an average wage increase less than that of general workers - the reverse of 2011 when the statutory minimum wage law took effect - the Confederation of Trade ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1226169/wealth-gap-widening-again-union
9. Lawmakers seek yearly pay review

   Posted Mar 09th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Labor Minimum Wage Politics Phila Siu Lawmakers say the minimum wage should be reviewed every year instead of every two so timely adjustments can be made. This came as government figures show the median wage lfor the second season last ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/740293/lawmakers-seek-yearly-pay-review
10. Minimum wage could come down, commission chief warns

    Posted Mar 08th 2011, 12:00am by Martin Wong

    ... Labor Minimum Wage Politics Martin Wong Minimum Wage Commission chief Jat Sew-tong says wages for mostly lower-paid workers could go either up or down, despite demands from unionists who say pay should be raised as soon as possible ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/740247/minimum-wage-could-come-down-commission-chief-warns

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